mortality/aging
• mice do not survive beyond 24 hr after birth
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homeostasis/metabolism
• neonatal hearts fail to stain positive for neutral lipids using oil red O (ORO)
• however, other tissues stain positive for ORO and mice exhibit normal plasma phospholipid levels
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• non-esterified and esterified fatty acids
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cardiovascular system
N |
• mice exhibit normal right ventricle and cardiac tissue proliferation or apoptosis
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• at E17.5 and P0
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growth/size/body
• at E17.5 and P0
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